Etymology

runesmith

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Today it means: One who carves runes. Full definition →

English smith ← Middle English smyth ← Old English smiþ
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  4. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  5. Old Norserún
  6. Englishrune
  7. Proto-Germanic*smiþaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*smiþ
  9. Old Englishsmiþ
  10. Middle Englishsmyth
  11. Englishsmith
  12. English todayrunesmith

From rune + smith.

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